Rusty, You must have an older boat, like mine. I have shallow lockers on both sides of Storm Petrel. You lose some storage, but it forces you to keep the weight where it belongs, forward.
I thought that area was inaccessible, but last spring I installed an adjustable motor mount and transom ladder. I found I could squirm back there and do work. I'm not big, at 5'6" and 160 lbs, and not afraid of tight places, but it wasn't that bad. See the archives for a description in my message of 4/21/2003, subject: Transom Tales. Good luck. Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rusty Knorr Sent: December 02, 2003 11:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M_Boats: The black hole... Hi all. Just curious about the area behind the keel/centerboard trunk on my M-15, underneath the cockpit. I have no access down there, my lazarrets(sp?) are solid on the bottom. I know if you drop something down there, good luck getting it out but what is down there and why is it there? Can it fill with water or is it self draining? Would it make sense to fill it with foam to increase flotation and prevent things falling down in there? Any insight is as always very appreciated. Thank you! Fair winds, Rusty PS: I plan to try out my newly cleaned Tohatsu this weekend. If there are any religeous sailers out there, please pray for me! lmao! ===== "In a power boat you may get there faster, but in a sailboat you are already there." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
